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  1. mikie1011

    help

    so i will be having surgery in a few months the surgery that will be done is pharyngeal flap surgery and maybe sinus surgery too i have too get a ct scan soon too find out im ok with both but longer hospital stay which is ok the surgery will be done in regular hospital but still one on one care...
  2. M

    What is your best advice in four words or less?

    Having difficulty prioritizing painting and drawing, something I've been doing my entire life. Since the world was upended I've become anxious and it seems as if it's much more difficult to do. Recently I've encountered a blog that advises and it's helped. I'm back to sketching now. Wisdom in...
    • Mia
    • Thread
    • advice encouragement help wisdom
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Visual Arts
  3. callmeriver

    coping mechanisms when on the verge of a meltdown/shutdown

    i feel like i’m on the verge of either a shutdown or meltdown and i was wondering if there are ways to calm down after it happens. lately i been watching 5 minutes crafts during shutdowns (the unrealistic crafts make me laugh) but i’m not sure how much longer it will help with shutdowns. i...
  4. ChibiChick

    Isolation

    Okay, so I've only recently discovered I might be autistic, and I've been homebound off and on for a good almost 7 years now. I haven't been going out, avoid grocery stores, can't even walk past a certian point without going into a panic attack. At first, I thought it was because my officially...
  5. Jena

    Does anyone know what motive my coworker possible could have had?

    So last summer I worked at a zoo. (was going to this year again but covid-19 happened). One day when we were really busy and understaff, a guest notified me that a bird (parakeet, aka budgie) got stepped on and couldn't fly. So I went to get the net to catch it (was super easy to catch) and went...
  6. Jena

    So my ex messaged me after almost 2 year of no contact

    So this guy I dated for 2 years broke up with me in 2018 randomly and suddenly. He had not spoke to me at all until this last saturday which took me by suprised. To sum it up he asked if I am doing ok during this pandemic and after going off on him breaking my heart he applogizes and admits he...
    • Jena
    • Thread
    • asperger female asperger syndrome ex-boyfriend help relationship issues social communication social cues
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Love, Relationships and Dating
  7. C

    Life Tips for Living with Autism

    Hi, this is my first post so I hope it's all in the right place. I have really struggled recently with coexisting in an NT world and so I wanted to make this thread for people to share any life advice or strategies that have made their lives easier (and I'm not trying to just change my...
  8. Jena

    My job rehired me again and need some advise

    Hi guys so I need some tips or advice. So some backstory I reapplied for a seasonal position at a job (this would be my second summer working there). And originally my supervisor told me that they don't have any spots avaliable to meet my needs (which like come on i was literally the first one...
  9. S

    Help with my Boyfriend

    I have been with my bf for almost two years (me=25, him=23). We actually met in therapy lol He was misdiagnosed and I was the one who suggested he had high functioning Aspergers and low and behold he did. We have been literally inseparable since. He sleeps over multiple times a week and jokes...
  10. J

    Struggling with fixations and obsessive interests

    I've had obsessions and fixations about certain topics since I was a kid. It's not until recently that it's become a big problem for me. Here's the situation: I'm a big Zelda fan, love the franchise, and I was really excited to hear that Nintendo is making a sequel to Breath of the Wild (a very...
    • Jamison
    • Thread
    • add adhd autism feedback fixations help nintendo obsessions zelda
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Help and Support
  11. B

    Hi

    At the risk of boring you with my life story, I won't. But I am nearly 40 and have become pretty certain over the past 7ish days, after a lot of research online, remembering incidents from my past, looking at how I am now and how I have been historically that I feature on the spectrum. Aspie and...
  12. S

    Being married to a not understanding partner, Help!

    Hello everyone. I'm new to this site. The reason i write here is because i feel so discouraged on a daily basis because my husband, who i do love very much, refuse to believe I have asperger. I have no one to talk to and I'm wondering if there is anyone else out there that is going through the...
    • SofiaSwede
    • Thread
    • advice needed asperger help help needed help please lonely marriage marriageproblems problems sad
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Help and Support
  13. C

    Am I overreacting?

    Hi I've been in a monogamous relationship with my high-functioning aspie boyfriend for a couple of yrs now. He always struggled to express his emotions etc but it's getting to the point where I just don't feel love from him at all and I need to know if the relationship is just not worth it or...
    • CDD
    • Thread
    • boyfriend help hurt love and relationships over-thinking overbearing
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  14. C

    questions regarding autism for child character in short story.

    Hi, my name is cj, and I am not on the asd spectrum, but know those who are, and the reason I joined was to learn from those on the spectrum, so I am working on a short story and the one of the characters in the story is a child with autism, and I want to know if you are comfortable sharing what...
  15. HappynessMad

    An issue I have with being in this research program

    I am reluctantly in this "Conversation Club" that is not even a club: it is a mandatory aspect of some support program at my college that I got myself in. Apparently the topics and premises of the "Club" is to teach autistic adults social skills. My issue comes in the form of how I interact and...
  16. Streetwise

    Updates of members living in hurricane areas

    updates of members living in hurricane areas , if you want to know if a member is alright you can contact the American Red Cross they have lists go to Americanredcross.org
  17. Streetwise

    Information for men or boys who’ve suffered sexual abuse

    malesurvivor.org, discussion forum for male survivors of sexual abuse and information
  18. KillerMidget

    Please help me, I desperately need help!!!

    Hi Everyone, I haven't been here very long but this site and all of you have provided me with so much support and insight and I am so grateful to have found my way here. I'm in serious trouble. Despite the tremendous amount of effort I have put into doing my job, I have finally messed up...
  19. HappynessMad

    A help program for autistic people in college... which I do not desire

    I am about to enter my freshman year in college. I was just enrolled into this program which is primarily designed to help autistic people in the college (academic coaches that look over you in classes, a "conversation club" forcing you to remind yourself of social cues and the like...
    • HappynessMad
    • Thread
    • advice autism force forced help inferior need support uncomfortable undesire unneeded unwanted
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Help and Support
  20. JoGo

    I NEED HELP! I HAVE NO SUPPORT! So sign and share!

    Sign Petition: "Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed!"
    • JoGo
    • Thread
    • bullied colleges harassment help petitions sign
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Help and Support
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